That problem of your mouse pointer showing up in game in Crossover.

 

  

 

       Having problems with your mouse pointer showing up inside your applications in Crossover along with other cursors in the app?  Here are some ways to mitigate that issue, one involving the settings in Wine Configuration, and the other involving Apps which let you hide the mouse pointer from view.

 

Mouse Pointer Fix

    The mouse pointer is the base operating system cursor for Mac OS, it shows up on your screen when you are looking at your Graphical User Interface or Operating System.  When you go into other Applications, you usually see another cursor for the mouse inside the other application.  Or do you?  Sometimes you see the mouse pointer, or system cursor, along with the application cursor, show up on screen while running the application.  Now while this is not a 100 percent fix, this greatly reduces the occurrence of you having your mouse pointer showing up in-game for most applications in Codeweavers Crossover, there are two measures which can be taken to mitigate the mouse pointer issues.  One is in the "Wine Configuration" settings.  The other is in two apps which allows you to hide the mouse pointer with keystrokes.

 

Wine Configuration Method

    First, go to wine configuration.  This tab is located on the lower left if you selected The App Bottle, which in this example, is Steam.

 

   Now, in wine configuration, open the "graphics" tab.

 

      Now, in the "Graphics" tab check off the box for "Automatically capture the mouse in full-screen windows" as shown below.

 

 

     With this section finished, we will take a look at two Apps you can use to manually hide the mouse pointer while using apps.

 

 

 

Apps for Hiding The Mouse Pointer

     There are two Apps for hiding the mouse pointer manually on Mac OS, which I have tested : Cursorcerer and Stealth Pointer.  Both operate on the concept of hiding the Mouse Pointer with an assigned keystroke or combination of keys being pressed.  Do not install more than one of these Applications at once!  Also when assigning the keystrokes, make sure it doesn't also conflict with the controls within the game or app you are using.

 

 

Cursorcerer Web Site 

 

Stealth Pointer Website

 

     With these two methods, you should be able to mitigate the occurrence of the mouse pointer showing up while you are running an App in Codeweavers Crossover.  It should be quite helpful with one or both methods employed.